aimé

See also: aime, aimè, and Aimé

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin amātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.me/, /e.me/

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Participle

aimé (feminine aimée, masculine plural aimés, feminine plural aimées)

1. past participle of aimer

Adjective

aimé (feminine aimée, masculine plural aimés, feminine plural aimées)

1. beloved

Derived terms

• bien-aimé
• mal-aimé

 

Etymology 2

Euphonic alteration of aime in presubject position.

Alternative forms

• aimè (post-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.me/, /e.me/, /ɛ.mɛ/, /e.mɛ/

Verb

aimé

1. presubject first-person singular present indicative of aimer

   L'aimé-je ? ― Do I love him/her/it?

2. presubject first-person singular present subjunctive of aimer
   • 1868, Les Bucoliques, translation of original by Virgil:

     Ne m'eût-il pas été moins dur de supporter les tristes colères et les superbes dédains d'Amaryllis ? Que n'aimé-je Ménalque, quoiqu'il soit brun, quoique tu sois blanc ?

     Had it not been better to have borne the rueful anger and proud disdain of Amaryllis? to endure Menalcas though he be black, though thou be fair?

Usage notes

• Presubject form of aime (first-person singular).

Further reading

• “aimé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• amie

Norman

Verb

aimé

1. past participle of aimer